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January 6, 2025

As democracy is perfected, the office of president [of the United States of America] represents more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.

H. L. Mencken, 1880-1956, American journalist, literary critic, in “H. L. Mencken on democracy, government and politics” at www.aei.org, January 5, 2022

Has it to date? Will it in our time?

To paraphrase Ecclesiasticus 4:23: Folks, observe the date and fly from evil!


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